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ATL96Steeler
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Small wager on this round.
Par 4...left side of the hole has a mesh net (roughly 15' tall x 30' long) that ends at about the 150 yd marker to protect players on the driving range. The mesh is very fine...no way a ball should be able to get through it.
Drive...hits this netting and it appears to drop straight down...it is an OB barrier/fence. So provisional ball was put into the FW. Once we reach the initial tee shot, the ball went the through a big tear in the netting and was sitting completely OB by a few inches.
Now...one of the club members we were playing with said the initial ball should be in play because if the netting was functioning as intended, the ball would not be OB. He said drop and play the 2nd shot.
My playing competitor said I was OB and needed to play the provisional...I played the provisional. After the round I asked the head pro...he echoed what the member said...if the netting was functioning as it should the ball the only way you can go OB in that area is to go over the netting...if you hit into the netting the ball should rebound back into play.
The point is mute now because I played the provisional, but the playing competitior said I had no option...my initial ball was OB.
Your thoughts?
Par 4...left side of the hole has a mesh net (roughly 15' tall x 30' long) that ends at about the 150 yd marker to protect players on the driving range. The mesh is very fine...no way a ball should be able to get through it.
Drive...hits this netting and it appears to drop straight down...it is an OB barrier/fence. So provisional ball was put into the FW. Once we reach the initial tee shot, the ball went the through a big tear in the netting and was sitting completely OB by a few inches.
Now...one of the club members we were playing with said the initial ball should be in play because if the netting was functioning as intended, the ball would not be OB. He said drop and play the 2nd shot.
My playing competitor said I was OB and needed to play the provisional...I played the provisional. After the round I asked the head pro...he echoed what the member said...if the netting was functioning as it should the ball the only way you can go OB in that area is to go over the netting...if you hit into the netting the ball should rebound back into play.
The point is mute now because I played the provisional, but the playing competitior said I had no option...my initial ball was OB.
Your thoughts?